Associations to the word «Stoppage»
Noun
- Wanderer
- Gig
- Carlisle
- Davenport
- Dosage
- Qualifier
- Petersburg
- Sf
- Matt
- Manchester
- Heel
- Boxer
- Europa
- Olsen
- Breathing
- Jorge
- Illinois
- Quarterfinal
- Sixth
- Brink
- Ninth
- Bounce
- Rory
- Royce
- Fa
- Jersey
- Chris
- Nate
- Euro
- Rivera
- Dynamo
- Arbitration
- Machinery
- Wes
- Jeremy
- Montreal
- Worker
- States
- Jared
- Train
- Contest
- Winner
- Rival
- Final
- Second
- Quebec
- Justin
- Lambert
- Clearance
- Ring
- Danny
- Texas
- Sergio
- United
- Edmonton
- Allowance
- Andre
- Fernando
- Travis
- Hammond
- Connecticut
- Express
- Brandon
- Collision
- Nottingham
- Deficit
- Indiana
- Trade
- Felipe
- Tampa
- Diego
- Reliability
- Brad
Adjective
Wiktionary
STOPPAGE, noun. A pause or halt of some activity.
STOPPAGE, noun. Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.
STOPPAGE TIME, noun. (UK) (sports) injury time
Dictionary definition
STOPPAGE, noun. The state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat".
STOPPAGE, noun. An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe".
STOPPAGE, noun. The act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.